- In October 2023, China exported e-cigarettes to Russian to approximately US$28.98 million, a decrease of 12.98% from the previous month and a decrease of 30.57% from the same period last year; the export volume was approximately 618 tons, a decrease of 12.88% from the previous month and a decrease of 13.22% from the same period last year; the export unit price was US$46.90/ Kilograms, a month-on-month decrease of 0.11% and a year-on-year decrease of 20.00%.
- The Australian Ministry of Health announced that disposable vapeswill be banned from entering Australia starting from January 2024.
- Among the top 500 manufacturing companies in Guangdong Province in 2023, 7 companies involved in e-cigarette production are selected, namely Changying Precision, Flextronics, Maxwell, Yinghe Technology, Jinjia Group, ICCPP, and Heyuan Technology.
- The two-day World Tobacco Show Middle East (WT MiddleEast) opened in Dubai. The exhibition brought together more than 250 exhibitors from tobacco companies, heat-not-burn product companies, vapecompanies, and snus companies.
- The New Zealand coalition government will reform regulations on vapesand other alternatives, including banning disposable vapesand implementing tougher penalties for those who sell vapes to underage customers.
- The Turkish Ministry of Commerce seized 275,520pcs vapes, which is the largest number of vapesseized in the country’s history.
- Philip Morris International announced the appointment of Travis Parman as vice president of the United States and director of communications for the United States.
- The South African government’s plan to reform the tobacco market has caused controversy. The new bill will ban smoking in public places, restrict tobacco packaging, and regulate vapes.